Aphrodite, also known as Venus, is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. She is also a protectress of sailors. According to Hesoid, she was born from sea-foam. However, according to Homer, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione.
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Believed no man was good enough for her, so Zeus married her to Hephaestos (lame and ugly god)
When Trojan prince, Paris, was asked which goddess was the most beautiful, he picked Aphrodite (over Hera and Athena)
Hera and Athena bribed him with power and victory, but Aphrodite offered the love of the most beautiful woman in the world (Helen of Sparta/ Troy)
Paris eloped with Helen of Troy
Hera and Athena were enemies with them
Aphrodite stayed loyal
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with Ares: Phobos, Deimos, Hamonia
with Hermes: Hermaphroditus
with Anchises: Aeneas
Famous Artwork:
The Birth of Venusby Sandro BotticelliYear: 1486
Venus de Miloby Alexandros of AntiochYear: between 130 - 100 BCE
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